The Ministry Of PUPR Calls Building The IKN Area Needs Funds Of IDR 10.7 Trillion

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) through the Director General of Highways said, as much as 17 percent of the Bina Marga ceiling budget in 2023 amounting to IDR 49.31 trillion will be used for IKN development.

So that the IKN budget, which is included in the special assignment, will reach IDR 8.73 trillion.

"We have submitted a proposal (budget) for IKN until 2024 of approximately Rp. 10.7 trillion. There are two, which are in the core area of Rp. 1.97 trillion, outside the area of Rp. 8.7 trillion. What is meant outside the core area is development, repair, access roads to the IKN area," Hedy told reporters in Jakarta, Wednesday, February 8.

Hedy said that the road construction in IKN would come entirely from state money, aka the state budget.

No investor has invested in the construction of the IKN road. "Our road does not invite investors. The road (sourced funds) is from the state budget," he said.

According to Hedy, investors who invest in IKN development are only in terms of housing development to hospitals, while access roads to the capital city are not included.

In the construction of roads in IKN itself, he said, there are three issues that must be considered in accordance with the mandate of the Minister of PUPR Basuki Hadimuljono, namely building with good quality, aesthetics, and implementing environmental sustainability.

This condition makes the construction of IKN routes take time. Moreover, at the location of the construction of the East IKN route which is planned to be connected to an underwater tunnel (immerse tunnel) will also pass through the Bekantan Wildlife Reserve and a fairly long bay.

"One needs time, the second requires costs. So, what we are targeting is the East section toll road in 2024," added Hedy.